Suffice it to say that Lynch would not be committing to this if she did not know ahead of time what the recommendation would be. So is the fix in? Could well be.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch will accept the "determinations and findings" of the FBI and career prosecutors who are investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, a Justice Department official said Friday.
The assurances from the official follow criticism stemming from a private meeting Lynch had with former President Bill Clinton at a Phoenix airport earlier this week.Clinton joined Lynch aboard her plane while both were on the tarmac. Lynch said the pair mostly talked about grandchildren and a little golf.
I won't even bother rolling my eyes at the latter. But if a major GOP figure facing potential indictment had met with the deciding figure, the media would be frothing at the mouth.
But if Lynch is willing to make that commitment, it likely means that she knows the outcome of the FBI decision and is comfortable with it. And that's not too surprising. The indictment of Hillary Clinton was always a bit of a pipe dream for people who actually believe that political appointees in a thoroughly politicized administration would actually let something that drastic happen .